In a move to decongest Tirumala hills and to please devotees across the country, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) is planning to build Venkateswara temples at various places in the country. The first step towards this ambitious project is to open a temple in Mumbai to cater to the needs of people of Maharashtra. The [...]
It is confirmed that the Lokpal Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha to-day and discussion on the bill by the Members of the Parliament will take place on December 27, immediately after a short Christmas break. It is learnt that three Bills- the Lokpal Bill, a separate legislation to give the new body [...]
The Union Cabinet has cleared the draft Lokpal Bill late on Tuesday evening and is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on December 22.The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Withstanding the pressure from Team Anna, the draft bill has refused to bring the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) [...]
A move by a Siberian Court to ban Bhagawad Gita in Russia has sparked of angry protests in the Look Sabha by the Members of Parliament disrupted Parliamentary proceedings on Monday. The MPs demanded that the government take up this issue with Russia. MPs cutting across party lines said that India will not tolerate any [...]
In a special sitting on Thursday, Dec 15, the Tamil Nadu Assembly adapted a special resolution, calling upon the Kerala government to make suitable amendments to the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment ) Act, 2006 to enable the water level of the 116 year old Mullaiperiyar Dam to be raised to 142 ft. While [...]
After meeting the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, the all party delegation led by the Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Oomen Chandy and the leader of the opposition Mr. V.S.Achuthanandan, it was announced that they were calling off the protest on Mullaiperiar issue after being assured by the Prime Minister that an amicable [...]
Dr. Vijay Mallya has clarified that his Kingfisher Airlines have sought help from banks to raise short- term funds to the tune of Rs.700-800 crore as working capital and interest concession and ruled out its closure. Dr. Vijay Mallya who is the chairman of Kingfisher Airlines has denied reports about approaching the Union Govt. for [...]
When you roam around in Chennai, you can find sugarcane juice available to cool down your thirst. Where do they throw the remaining of the sugarcane after the juice? The situation is the same for Chennai Tamils who have built the beauty of Chennai with their hardship and dedicated work building the buildings and structures [...]
Chennai: India will soon launch a new spectrum of cancer drugs that will enhance the effects of radiation therapy by weakening the ability of the cancer cells to fight back. The drugs, which have been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), will work on all kinds of cancer, including complicated cases such [...]
Anna Hazare’s – mission south- visit to Chennai evoked enthusiastic response from Chennaites and stamped their approval for a corruption free government. Most of the people had assembled long before Anna Hazare could show up at the Pachaiappa’s college ground where the rally took place. People lined up with national flags and a few had [...]
Tamil Nadu Govt. has decided to Increase Bus fares, power tariff and milk prices to mop up an additional annual revenue of over Rs. 10000 crore. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha announced the decision to increase prices after chairing the cabinet meeting on Thursday. The Tamil Nadu CM in her address televised on a [...]
The most worst happening ever happened in this century by the mankind to the humanity is here. What if we were blind, deaf and dumb without seeing around what is happening? Without hearing your neighbor’s cry? Not speaking out for your brothers and sisters? Here it is! The world was silent when the genocide took [...]
In a move to decongest Tirumala hills and to please devotees across the country, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) is planning to build Venkateswara temples at various places in the country. The first step towards this ambitious project is to open a temple in Mumbai to cater to the needs of people of Maharashtra. The [...]
It is confirmed that the Lokpal Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha to-day and discussion on the bill by the Members of the Parliament will take place on December 27, immediately after a short Christmas break. It is learnt that three Bills- the Lokpal Bill, a separate legislation to give the new body [...]
The Union Cabinet has cleared the draft Lokpal Bill late on Tuesday evening and is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on December 22.The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Withstanding the pressure from Team Anna, the draft bill has refused to bring the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) [...]
The Supreme Court has advised both the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to refrain from creating fear psychosis among their people which currently is creating tension between the two states on the Mullaiperiyar dam issue. The Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India , Mr. A.S. Anand, was looking into all [...]
A third charge sheet has been filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) implicating Essar and Loop Promoters for having violated Department of Telecom guidelines on the issue of 2G spectrum. The charge sheet was filed on two of the family members who control the Essar Group and three telecom firms. Among those charge [...]
Social Activist Anna Hazare, on Sunday ,observed a day long token fast at Jantar Mantar in protest against the draft bill conceived by the standing committee. Mr. Anna Hazare termed the draft bill as weak and slammed the Union Government for going back on its assurance for a strong Lokpal Bill. Mr. Anna Hazare said [...]
The Chairman of Microsoft India Mr. Bhaskar Pramanik said “India is no longer a preferred destination for IT multinational companies (MNCs) due to variety of problems. Though Mr. Pramanik did not elaborate on the problems faced by the It companies in terms of investments and operations, he said that “other countries” were doing better than [...]
The opposition allowed work in the Parliament after the Union Government announced its decision to suspend implementation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail segment. The Parliament started its work after nine days of impasse. The government had to give into the pressure of not only the opposition but also from its own [...]
At last luck has favored Irfan Pathan! This gifted Baroda cricketer had a sparkling entry into international cricket, but faded away just as quickly as he first entered the cricketing arena. Plagued by injury and loss of form, this cricketer took everything in his stride and worked ceaselessly on his fitness and bowling. Irfan Pathan [...]
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed the government’s decision to put on hold the FDI proposal To Mr. L.K.Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Sitaram Yechury. This issue has prevented the Parliament from functioning since November 25. However, it is not clear whether this decision is enough to make the Parliament function again. After conveying this decision [...]
Bollywood’s super star of yesteryears Dev Anand died in London after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 88. Ruling the Hindi film world for about six decades, De Anand won the Film fare Best Actor Awards for his role in’ Kala Pain’ in 1958 and for the cult film ‘Guide’ in 1966. He [...]
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